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How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby WV Bowhunter » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:55 pm

How far are you willing to go to scout an out of state spot?


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Unread postby ghoasthunter » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm

WV Bowhunter wrote:How far are you willing to go to scout an out of state spot?

farthest I ever go is Adirondacks might be checking out Ohio this year though never hunted past the tri state area
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby WV Bowhunter » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:03 pm

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WV Bowhunter wrote:How far are you willing to go to scout an out of state spot?

farthest I ever go is Adirondacks might be checking out Ohio this year though never hunted past the tri state area


How many hours drive?
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Unread postby Jonny » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:11 pm

As far as the man of the house lets me :?
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby RidgeGhost » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:24 pm

Did my first one last year which was 5.5 hrs. I will be doing one in a few weeks at 10.5 hrs.
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby ghoasthunter » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:05 pm

WV Bowhunter wrote:
ghoasthunter wrote:
WV Bowhunter wrote:How far are you willing to go to scout an out of state spot?

farthest I ever go is Adirondacks might be checking out Ohio this year though never hunted past the tri state area


How many hours drive?
6 hours drive 2 miles buy canoe then one days walk then I can start scouting :lol:
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Rob loper » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:40 pm

I went from Delaware to eastern wisconsin
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Swampbuck » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:27 pm

6-8 hours is reasonable. Past that i think I'd rather just make an extended hunting trip and forego the scouting trip
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Buckshot20 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:02 am

I've done 6hrs and stayed in my own state
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Whopper Stopper » Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:52 am

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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Dewey » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:33 am

Depends. I have driven 4-5 hours one way for a weekend scout in WI and also out of state more times than I can count and that’s no big deal. I guess I would drive much further if needed but would take a week or so to make it worthwhile.
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby Hawthorne » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:38 am

2 hours furthest I’ve driven to scout out of state. I’ve been wanting to go further about 4-5 hours to some hills. Hopefully it happens this winter/spring.
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby brancher147 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:52 am

6 hours. And I would plan to stay at least a couple days for that distance and scout multiple areas.

For a day trip to one spot I would go 2-3 hours for the right spot, right conditions, but would want to arrive shortly after daybreak.

I hunt mostly large big woods tracts so I need to cover a lot of ground. If it was farm land or an easier place to scout then these times would surely change.
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Unread postby kenn1320 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:43 pm

16hrs, used to go to ks every spring. Would scout/knock on doors for couple days and head back. Just went almost 9hrs. Left Wednesday night, scouted Thursday and Friday, headed back Friday night.
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Re: How far will you go for an out of state scout?

Unread postby sdonx » Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:25 pm

6 hours to upstate maine no problem. Furthest I have done was two years ago I did a long weekend in Kansas with my son scouting for a early season muzzlelaoder. I live in massachusetts


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